Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
E266198
Sendai, the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture in Japan’s Tōhoku region, is a major regional center known for its universities, greenery, and cultural festivals such as the Sendai Tanabata Matsuri.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan | 15 |
| Sendai, Miyagi, Japan canonical | 2 |
| Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture | 1 |
| Sendai, Mutsu Province | 1 |
| 仙台市中心部 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2427709 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan Context triple: [TUNAN, basedIn, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan]
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Morioka, Japan
Morioka, Japan is a historic city in Iwate Prefecture on Japan’s main island of Honshu, known for its scenic mountain surroundings, traditional culture, and distinctive local noodle dishes.
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Kanegasaki, Iwate, Japan
Kanegasaki is a rural town in Iwate Prefecture in Japan’s Tōhoku region, known for its agricultural landscape and historical sites.
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Taira, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Taira, located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, is a district of the city of Iwaki known as a regional commercial and administrative center.
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Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan is a historic castle town in northeastern Honshu known for its samurai heritage, Yonezawa beef, and scenic mountainous surroundings.
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Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan is the capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, known for its historic Kairakuen Garden and cultural significance in the Kantō region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan Target entity description: Sendai, the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture in Japan’s Tōhoku region, is a major regional center known for its universities, greenery, and cultural festivals such as the Sendai Tanabata Matsuri.
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A.
Morioka, Japan
Morioka, Japan is a historic city in Iwate Prefecture on Japan’s main island of Honshu, known for its scenic mountain surroundings, traditional culture, and distinctive local noodle dishes.
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B.
Kanegasaki, Iwate, Japan
Kanegasaki is a rural town in Iwate Prefecture in Japan’s Tōhoku region, known for its agricultural landscape and historical sites.
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C.
Taira, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Taira, located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, is a district of the city of Iwaki known as a regional commercial and administrative center.
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D.
Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan is a historic castle town in northeastern Honshu known for its samurai heritage, Yonezawa beef, and scenic mountainous surroundings.
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E.
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan is the capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, known for its historic Kairakuen Garden and cultural significance in the Kantō region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan Description of subject: Sendai, the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture in Japan’s Tōhoku region, is a major regional center known for its universities, greenery, and cultural festivals such as the Sendai Tanabata Matsuri.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Tohoku University Network of Asian Universities (TUNAN)
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Graduate School of Medicine
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Department of Radiology, Tohoku University Faculty of Medicine
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Department of Radiology
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Department of Anesthesiology
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Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Faculty of Medicine
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Department of Pathology
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Department of Microbiology, Tohoku University Faculty of Medicine
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Department of Microbiology
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Department of Public Health
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